Boot or shoe cleaner.



' away and the brush raised out of its socket.

Patented August so. 1902i PATENT vWALTER WHITE, OF .IAMESTOWN NEW YORK.

BOOT OR SHOE CLEANERl sPE-c'scafrioiv forming part of Letters Patent No.769,038, dated August so, 1904.-

Application filed March 30, 1904-..L

To fz/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known th at I, WALTER S. WHITE, residingat Jamestown, in thecounty of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented a new anduseful Boot or Shoe Gleaner, of which the following, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a device for cleaning boots and shoes beforeentering the house; and the object of my improvement is to provide acombined scraper and brush which holds the brush securely, yet allows ofits removal or reversal as to the position, and which provides ascraper-bar with cover for the brush, which can be instantly raised. outof the way or returned to position.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the boot or shoecleaner with the scraper-bar in position for use. Fig. 2 is an endelevation with the scraper-bar and brushcover raised, and Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the same with the brush and frame broken Fig, 4: isasectional view showing the opposite end from the inner side, showing thesocket or box for holding the end of the brush.

Similar numerals refer to corresponding parts in the several views.

The numeral 1() indicates the frame, which has the wide projecting feet11 for securing to the step or porch-floor and has uprights 12 and 13,upon which are secured the box-like sockets 14 at each end for holdingthe ends of a suitable brush 15 for wiping the boot. It is apparent thatbrush 15 can be raised out of socketsI 14, as shown in Fig. 3, andreversed or removed entirely and that the sockets 111, which firmlyembrace the ends of the wooden brush-head, will hold the brush withoutfurther means of attachment to the frame.

Uprights 12 and 18 are extended at right angles to support a scraper-bar17 beyond the side, so that the dirt will fall beyond the side of brush15. Scraper-bar 17 is pivotally attached to the upright 12 on theprojection 16, which is a suflcient distance from the vertical line ofstandard 12 so that bar 17 may be thrown up into raised position by aquick pressure of the foot on a trip 18 on its outer Serial No. 200,689.ilifo model.)

end, the trip 18 bearing against the standard 12, as shown in Figs. 2and 3, when the bar is raised. It is obvious that this puts thescraper-bar entirely out of the way, so that brush '15 may be used forwiping the boot. The bar 17 has its edge 19 for use as a scraper betweenthe two projections 20, the projections 20 being part of a` cover-piece21, attached to bar 17 and which covers brush 15 when the bar is in theclosed position, thereby protecting the brush from the mud scrapings ofthe boot and `keeping the brush dry.

-The outer end 22 of bar 17 latches in a notch 23 in the projecting armof upright 13, thereby rmly holding bar 17 against any side movementwhen scraping the boot.

It is obviousv that I have endeavored to simplify my construction asmuch as possible in order to give a brush 'and scraper for. thecleansing of the boot, with means for removing the scraper andprotecting the brush. The bristles of the brush ofttimes become bent toone side by directing the foot across it in one direction. With the easymeans of reversal this is'entirely overcome, and the brush lasts muchlonger than it otherwise would.

I claim asvnew- 1. A boot and shoe cleaner comprising, a

.otally attached toone of said uprights and latching in the otherupright in position for use, a shield or cover under said bar,acleaning-brush and means for holding said brush between said uprightsunder said ,bar and shield, and means for raising said bar and shield toadmit to the said brush.

2. A boot and 'shoe cleaner comprising a frame having' uprights thereonand means for fastening the frame to a support, arms on said uprightsextending to one side, a scraper-bar pivotally attached to one of saidarms and latching in the other arm, a brush on said frame under saidbar, and means for raising said bar.

3. A boot and shoe cleaner comprising a frame having suitable uprightsand means for fastening the frame to a support, a scraperbar pivotallyattached to and extending out each way from one of said uprights, one ofright and the other extension forming a lever to raise said bur, and aeleaningbrush on the frame beneath said bar.

1. A boot and shoe Cleaner comprising n frame having' uprights thereonand means for fastening the frame to a support, a cleaningbrush undmeans for holding sziid brush between said uprights, lateral arms on thetop of said uprights extending' beyond said brush, a scraper-barpivotally attached to and extending out each Way from one of seid arms,one of said extensions latehing in the other arm, and a Catch-piece onthe other extension to engage the upright when the scraper-bar israised.

5.v A boot and shoe cleaner comprising a frame 10 having uprights 12 und13 :ind supports 11 for attaching to the tloor. boxes 14 on saiduprights, :i cleaning-brush 15 removably held by said boxes, anextension 16 on upright 12, e scraperbar 17 pivotally attached to theextension 16 on upright 12 und latehing` in upright 13, :i cover 21 onbei' 17 for brush 15, and :i tripping extension und eateh 18 on seidscraper-bar, subsmntinllY :is and for the purpose specified.

ln testimony Whereofl have signed my neme to this speeilieation in thepresence ol two subscribing witnesses.

l WALTER S. VVHlTF. lVitiiesses:

A. W. KETTLE, S. A. BALDWIN.

